Spirit and Blood (A Young Justice Season 3 Fanfic)

Chapter 15

~Superboy~

October 19, 3:00 PM Eastern:

"It's over." Nightwing said. It's over. It's not over. It never will be over. M'gann is over and I will never get over that. I will never forgive Demary, no matter who she is. She killed the one person who taught me how to love- who taught me that I am not only a clone- that I can be a person. She took all that away.

I wanted to break Spirit like she broke me.

Tears ran down my cheeks. This was the first time I've ever cried. Aside from cutting onions with M'gann.. I turned away from Spirit, cursing her to stay still until we were finished with Darkseid. Of our Team, the ones who were still able to fight were: Static, Wondergirl, Blue Beetle, Batgirl, Bumblebee, Nightwing and I. Not very many. Only seven out of fifteen. Of those, two were- dead. Seven to three. Nightwing was the leader again, since Aqualad vanished. To battle Darkseid, he used me and Cassie. To battle Klarion- it was himself and Batgirl. Static and Blue Beetle would have to make amends with Vandal. There was barely any strategy- pretty much only frontal assault and getting him into the portal. I could do that.

We charged.

Darkseid was powerful. I came in with a raised fist, using my strength to propel myself faster. Darkseid's fist caught around my head and threw me aside. While he was doing that, Wondergirl caught him across the chest and knocked him over. He got up, a little closer to the portal. C'mon c'mon! He must have a device somewhere. I got up and attacked from behind. He fired his lasers. Aw crap. I dodged them, jumping behind a crate so the lasers stopped.  I saw Demary still lying there. Her wrist was glowing slightly and pulsing. I looked back to Darkseid, whom Cassie was still attacking and back to Demary. Her wrist was glowing. I could see a round shape- like a ball or cyst. Gross. I didn't know what it was, or maybe it was the effect of apocalypse- but my instincts told me else-wise.

Then I heard a familiar voice in my head.

Destroy it.

"M'gann!!!!" I shouted. "Where are you?"

Lower your voice.

"Oh sorry. But you're not... You know, dead?"

I will be- both me and Demary if you don't get rid of this thing.

I glanced around. Our battered Team was still holding their own, but Cassie was having a hard time. She narrowly missed being thrown into the portal herself.

Connor?

"How... Are you talking to me?"

I'm not entirely certain, but it seems that the Lazarus absorbs life forces and doesn't destroy them, but I doubt l'll be here long if Demary dies. And she is dying.

"Wait a sec. How can she even die?? I thought she regenerated?"

She can only heal herself when she is conscious. And she's not. Her body is slowly deteriorating.

"So-"

HEY GUYS!!! Quit blabbering and get rid of the orb already.

A strange male voice entered my mind.

"Uh... Who're you?"

Spirit, at your service. I'm in here trapped with your girlfriend.

"How did you-"

Let's cut to the chase buddy. My host is dying and you can do anything about it. So just pop the orb will ya? With your strength it shouldn't be hard.

Listen to him, Conner.

That's right.

Spirit's and M'gann voices flitted back and forth in my head. I reached down to Demary and crushed the orb. It cut into her skin, turning it grey and red with blood. The area around there had become unnaturally white, but it still bled. A whole lot too. I tore off a piece of my shirt as bandaged her arm. In the close distance, I heard Darkseid roar angrily.

"YOU PUNY HUMANS!!! YOU DARE?!?!" He brought both fists into Cassie's back and pushed her into the cement. I decided now was a good time as any. I leaped forward, a cloud of dust spreading out behind my feet. My fist went straight into Darkseid's jaw. He staggered back. His arm grasped the edge of the portal to avoid falling in. I came for another round, but his feet shot out and kicked me away.

I flew into Blue Beetle. We landed on the ground with a thud. Fortunately, it left a gap in Darkseid's concentration in order for Cassie to get up and punch him. She didn't aim for his feet- considering the goal was to get him in the portal. Darkseid stepped back, either staggering or winding up for another shot.

"YOU KILLED TIM AND M'GANN!!!" She screamed, her body lighting up in a golden glow.

What was happening to her? Darkseid's eyes widened.

"Who- who are you?"

"I am Diana." She said, "this one's pain and suffering at the hands of a male has drawn my attention. I have come to fight."

"GOD TO GODDESS HUH." Darkseid smirked.

"You are no god." Cassie roared, the next punch sending out a shockwave. Darkseid actually became half submerged inside the portal. I got off Blue Beetle who was groaning.

"You are heavy." He huffed.

"Just fight." I snapped, leaving him to help Cassie. I lunged at Darkseid, but he stepped out of the portal and grabbed my neck, smashing my head into the ground.

"STAY OUT OF THIS." He flung me at Cassie.

What was I now, a bowling ball?

"TODAY IS THE DAY I KILL A GODDESS." He stalked towards us.